Jean paul vignon biography

Jean-Paul Vignon was born in Ethiopia not long before World War II, of a French father and an Italian mother.
Jean-Paul Vignon was born on January 30, 1935 in Dire-Daou, French Somaliland [now Dire Dawa, Ethiopia].
Jean-Paul Vignon was born on 30 January 1935 in Dire-Daou, French Somaliland [now Dire Dawa, Ethiopia].

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Today we’d like to introduce you to Jean-Paul Vignon.

Jean-Paul, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
I was born in Ethiopia from a French Father and an Italian mother. At 8 years old, in a charity ball, I sang acapella a song that I had learned from a record by Charles Trenet, who was then the biggest singer in France. When I finished the song all the women came to me and kissed me. I knew then that I would be a singer!!!

In school, I was always asked to sing the popular songs of the moment.

Then I went to Paris, auditioned in some cabarets, was booked, and the Record Company Pathe Marconi signed me to record my first record. Then I was hired to star in a movie about young guys “Les promesses dangereuses”, which led to another film “Asphalte” with Françoise Arnoul who was then a big movie star in France. During a trip to New-York on the ship Le Liberté, some Americans asked me to come working in New-York. I did. I was booked at the cabaret Blue Angel where I opened the show for a young standup comedian….. Woody Allen.

From then o

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Jean-Paul Vignon, French Actor and Singer, Dies at 89

Jean-Paul Vignon, a French actor and vocalist who frequently lent his Gallic accent to Hollywood productions, died of liver cancer on March 22 in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 89.

Among his notable work, Vignon lent his voice to Marc Webb’s romantic comedy “(500) Days of Summer” as the French narrator. His voice appears when the lovelorn Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) goes to the movies by himself after Summer (Zoey Descanel) breaks up with him, only to fall asleep and dream of a black-and-white French film that speaks to his “suffering.”

Vignon voiced one of Robin Hood’s Merry Men in the first “Shrek” film, part of a group of antagonists encountered by Shrek, Fiona and Donkey along their journey to Duloc. He also voiced the character Gena in the animated feature “The Adventures of Cheburashka and Friends,” which features the titular Russian cartoon character.

Among his other acting credits, Vignon also appeared as Andre in “Gilmore Girls”

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Jean-Paul Vignon

Place of birth:

Dire Dawa, French Somaliland (now Ethiopia)

Place of death:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Jean-Paul Vignon (30 January1935 – 22 March2024; age 89), was the actor who portrayed Edouard in the Star Trek: The Next Generationfirst season episode "We'll Always Have Paris". His character was listed as "Edourd" in the end credits of the episode.

Born in Ethiopia of a French father and an Italian mother, Vignon made many records in France under the Barclay Records label (songs "Quand le Soleil se lèvera" & "Excusez-moi si j'ai 20 ans" were his hits in the 60s), and recorded many records on Columbia Records in the US ("Don't Cry Little Girl" went to #32 on the the top 40s chart in 1964). He appeared 8 times on The Ed Sullivan Show, 33 times on The Merv Griffin Show and 7 times on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

As an actor, he starred in two films in France Les Promesses Dangereuses and Asphalte, and co-starred with William Holden and Cliff Robertso